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=Attacks of Opportunity=

Sometimes a combatant in a melee lets his guard down. In this case, combatants near him can take advantage of his lapse in defense to attack him for free. These free attacks are called attacks of opportunity.

=====Threatened Squares=====

You threaten all squares into which you can make a [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack|melee attack]], even when it is not your action. Generally, that means everything in all squares adjacent to your space (including diagonally). An enemy that takes certain actions while in a threatened square provokes an attack of opportunity from you. If you’re unarmed or armed with a non-melee weapon (such as a bow), you don’t normally threaten any squares and thus can’t make attacks of opportunity.

======Reach Weapons======

Most creatures of Medium or smaller size have a reach of only 5 feet. This means that they can make [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack|melee attacks]] only against creatures up to 5 feet (1 square) away. However, Small and Medium creatures wielding [[Yagura:SRD:Weapon Categories#Reach Weapons|reach weapons]] threaten more squares than a typical creature. In addition, most creatures larger than Medium have a natural reach of 10 feet or more.

=====Provoking an Attack of Opportunity=====

Two kinds of actions can provoke attacks of opportunity: moving out of a threatened square and performing an action within a threatened square.

======Moving======

Moving out of a threatened square (but not into a threatened square) usually provokes an attack of opportunity from the threatening opponent. There are two common methods of avoiding such an attack: the 5-foot-step and the [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Withdraw|Withdraw]] action (see [[Yagura:SRD:Action Types #Table: Actions in Combat|Table: Actions in Combat]]).

======Performing a Distracting Act======

Some actions, when performed in a threatened square, provoke attacks of opportunity as you divert your attention from the battle. [[Yagura:SRD:Action Types#Table: Actions in Combat|Table: Actions in Combat]] notes many of the actions that provoke attacks of opportunity.

Remember that even actions that normally provoke attacks of opportunity may have exceptions to this rule.

=====Making an Attack of Opportunity=====

An attack of opportunity is a single [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack|melee attack]], and you can only make one per [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]]. You don’t have to make an attack of opportunity if you don’t want to.

An experienced character gets additional regular [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack|melee attacks]] (by using the full attack action), but at a lower attack bonus. You make your attack of opportunity, however, at your normal attack bonus—even if you’ve already attacked in the [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]].

An attack of opportunity “interrupts” the normal flow of actions in the [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]]. If an attack of opportunity is provoked, immediately resolve the attack of opportunity, then continue with the next character’s turn (or complete the current turn, if the attack of opportunity was provoked in the midst of a character’s turn).

======Economy of Opportunity======

Each character can make only one attack of opportunity per round. Some abilities and [[Yagura:SRD:Feats|feats]] increase the number of attacks of opportunity you have available. This does not let you make more than one attack for a given opportunity, but if the same opponent provokes two attacks of opportunity from you, you could make two separate attacks of opportunity (since each one represents a different opportunity). Moving out of more than one square threatened by the same opponent in the same [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] doesn’t count as more than one opportunity for that opponent. All these attacks are at your full normal attack bonus.

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	Sometimes a combatant in a melee lets his guard down. In this case, combatants near him can take advantage of his lapse in defense to attack him for free. These free attacks are called attacks of opportunity.		Sometimes a combatant in a melee lets his guard down. In this case, combatants near him can take advantage of his lapse in defense to attack him for free. These free attacks are called attacks of opportunity, or AoOs.

	=====Threatened Squares=====		=====Threatened Squares=====

	You threaten all squares into which you can make a [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack\|melee attack]], even when it is not your action. Generally, that means everything in all squares adjacent to your space (including diagonally). An enemy that takes certain actions while in a threatened square provokes an attack of opportunity from you. If you’re unarmed or armed with a non-melee weapon (such as a bow), you don’t normally threaten any squares and thus can’t make ~~attacks of opportunity~~.		You threaten all squares into which you can make a [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack\|melee attack]], even when it is not your action. Generally, that means everything in all squares adjacent to your space (including diagonally). An enemy that takes certain actions while in a threatened square provokes an attack of opportunity from you. If you’re unarmed or armed with a non-melee weapon (such as a bow), you don’t normally threaten any squares and thus can’t make AoOs.

	======Reach Weapons======		======Reach Weapons======
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	======Performing a Distracting Act======		======Performing a Distracting Act======

	Some actions, when performed in a threatened square, provoke attacks of opportunity as you divert your attention from the battle. [[Yagura:SRD:Action Types#Table: Actions in Combat\|Table: Actions in Combat]] notes many of the actions that provoke ~~attacks of opportunity~~.		Some actions, when performed in a threatened square, provoke attacks of opportunity as you divert your attention from the battle. [[Yagura:SRD:Action Types#Table: Actions in Combat\|Table: Actions in Combat]] notes many of the actions that provoke AoOs.

	Remember that even actions that normally provoke ~~attacks of opportunity~~ may have exceptions to this rule.		Remember that even actions that normally provoke AoOs may have exceptions to this rule.

	=====Making an Attack of Opportunity=====		=====Making an Attack of Opportunity=====

	An attack of opportunity is a single [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack\|melee attack]], and you can only make one per [[Yagura:SRD:Round\|round]]. You don’t have to make an ~~attack of opportunity~~ if you don’t want to.		An attack of opportunity is a single [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack\|melee attack]], and you can only make one per [[Yagura:SRD:Round\|round]]. You don’t have to make an AoO if you don’t want to.

	An experienced character gets additional regular [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack\|melee attacks]] (by using the full attack action), but at a lower attack bonus. You make your attack of opportunity, however, at your normal attack bonus—even if you’ve already attacked in the [[Yagura:SRD:Round\|round]].		An experienced character gets additional regular [[Yagura:SRD:Melee Attack\|melee attacks]] (by using the full attack action), but at a lower attack bonus. You make your attack of opportunity, however, at your normal attack bonus—even if you’ve already attacked in the [[Yagura:SRD:Round\|round]].

	An attack of opportunity “interrupts” the normal flow of actions in the [[Yagura:SRD:Round\|round]]. If an ~~attack of opportunity~~ is provoked, immediately resolve the ~~attack of opportunity~~, then continue with the next character’s turn (or complete the current turn, if the ~~attack of opportunity~~ was provoked in the midst of a character’s turn).		An attack of opportunity “interrupts” the normal flow of actions in the [[Yagura:SRD:Round\|round]]. If an AoO is provoked, immediately resolve the AoO, then continue with the next character’s turn (or complete the current turn, if the AoO was provoked in the midst of a character’s turn).

	======Economy of Opportunity======		======Economy of Opportunity======

	Each character can make only one attack of opportunity per round. Some abilities and [[Yagura:SRD:Feats\|feats]] increase the number of ~~attacks of opportunity~~ you have available. This does not let you make more than one attack for a given opportunity, but if the same opponent provokes two attacks of opportunity from you, you could make two separate ~~attacks of opportunity~~ (since each one represents a different opportunity). Moving out of more than one square threatened by the same opponent in the same [[Yagura:SRD:Round\|round]] doesn’t count as more than one opportunity for that opponent. All these attacks are at your full normal attack bonus.		Each character can make only one attack of opportunity per round. Some abilities and [[Yagura:SRD:Feats\|feats]] increase the number of AoOs you have available. If you have a Base Attack Bonus high enough to warrant gaining additional attacks, you also get additional AoOs. So a character with a BAB of +6 can make 2 AoOs each round. A character with a BAB of +11 can make 3, and a character with 16 can make 4.

			This does not let you make more than one attack for a given opportunity, but if the same opponent provokes two attacks of opportunity from you, you could make two separate AoOs (since each one represents a different opportunity). Moving out of more than one square threatened by the same opponent in the same [[Yagura:SRD:Round\|round]] doesn’t count as more than one opportunity for that opponent. All these attacks are at your full normal attack bonus.

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